First

Grade
Geography
Where do I live?

SS Objective ELA Lit Strategies Vocabulary Questions, big ideas, Materials Assessment
objective (standard/textbook concepts (what would (unit
) happen during your resources)
lesson?)
1 1.SS.2.1.1 CCSS.ELA- Cranky Maps What are maps used Markers Students will
Explain what LITERACY.SL.
1.5 Ask for? Where have you Paper create a map
maps and
globes represent Add Questions seen a map? Is there a Box with
and how they drawings or time when you or your The Journey landmarks
are used. other visual parents need to use a of Oliver K. from school
displays to map? As a class we will Woodman by to their
descriptions read a not so good map Darcy home. The
when through the school Pattison teacher can
outside to the http://www.e identify the
appropriate
playground to find a duplace.com/ streets that
to clarify
treasure. Then we will kids/socsci/b are drawn.
ideas, ooks/applicati
thoughts, follow a map that is
very clear to another ons/imaps/ma
and ps/g2_u1/#to
treasure. We then will
feelings. p (make your
discuss the difference
own map)
between the maps.
What makes a good
map?
2 1.SS.2.1.1 CCSS.ELA- Venn Land Mass Students will watch the https://ww Students will
Explain what LITERACY.SL.
1.2 Diagram Continents video and write down w.youtube.c use a Vin
maps and
globes represent Ask and Word sort North America questions that they om/watch?v Diagram to
and how they answer South America have. Then they will go =BsqKTJtK_v compare and
are used. questions Antarctica to the books to see if w contrast the
about key Europe they can find an (landmasses difference
details in a Asia answer to their own ) between a
text read Africa questions. Students Introducing map and a
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aloud or Australia will discuss findings Landforms by globe. They
information Oceans with each other. Then Bobbie will be able
presented Atlantic students will complete Kalman and to have at
orally or Pacific a word sort with the Kelley least 5 items
through Indian vocabulary words Maccaulay in each
other Artic listed. (expository) section.
media. Earth’s
Landforms
and Bodies of
Water by
Natalie Hyde
(expository)

3 1.SS.2.1.2 Use KWL Plus Cardinal Direction Students will map out https://www. Students will
directions on a CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.SL. chart East their own vacation nationalgeogr add a
map: East,
West, South, 1.4 Synonym West using a computer aphic.org/edu direction to
and North. Describe web South game. Compases will cation/multim their maps
people, North be used to find out edia/interacti created in
places, which was is which in ve/map-tools- lesson 1.
things, and our classroom. family-
events with Students will create a adventure/?ar
relevant KWL plus chart to _a=1
details, describe what they Me On The
expressing know, want to learn Map by Joan
ideas and and learned about Sweeny
feelings creating a map. Why is (narrative)
clearly. it important to know
which direction
something is? When
have or will you use
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4 1.SS.2.1.3 CCSS.ELA- Shared Legend Together as a class we Mapping Students will
Identify legends LITERACY.SL.
1.1 Reading Data Frame will read Mapping Penny’s modify their
and keys on
maps Participate Activity Key Penny’s World by World by maps
in Knowledge Title Loreen Leedy. What Loreen Leedy created in
collaborativ rating chart Narrow Arrow information did Penny (narrative) lesson one to
e Scale need from the legend? include a
conversatio Citation How did it help her? key.
ns with Knowledge rating
diverse chart to define our
partners vocabulary words.
about grade Students will
1 topics and collaborate with each
other to create a
texts with
legend for the map that
peers and
we used to find our
adults in
treasure in lesson
small and
number 1.
larger
groups.

5 1.SS.2.1.4 CCSS.ELA- Four Square Continents Students will work Introducing Students will
Identify LITERACY.W.
1.7 SFA Sematic Africa together as a group to Landforms by label a map
continents and
large bodies of Participate feature Antarctica read look at the books. Bobbie with all 7
water on a in shared Analysis Asia They will write down Kalman and continents.
globe or a map research Europe information about all Kelley They will be
and writing North America of the continents. They Maccaulay able to get 5
Central America also will research using (expository) out of 7
projects
South America the internet to find Water Land: correct.
(e.g.,
Australia information. Students Land and
explore a
Water Forms
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Geography
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number of will complete one four Around the
"how-to" square for a country, a World by
books on a SFA, and a map with all Christy Hale
given topic of the continents (expository)
and use labeled they will put Here is
them to this on a poster to Antarcitica
write a display in the by Madeleing
sequence of classroom. Dunphy
instructions (expository)
Introducing
Landforms by
Bobbie
Kalman and
Kelley
Maccaulay
(expository)

https://ww
w.youtube.c
om/watch?v
=BsqKTJtK_v
w
(landmasses
)

6 1.SS.2.1.4 CCSS.ELA- Concept of Artic Ocean Ask students if they http://literacy Students will
Identify LITERACY.W.
1.8 definition North Atlantic have ever been to the minute.blogs label all of
continents and
large bodies of With map Ocean ocean or have seen the pot.com/2011 the oceans
water on a guidance Semantic South Atlantic ocean? If so what one? /09/paper- on their map
globe or a map and support map Ocean Where they? Students plate- used in
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from adults, Indian Ocean will place pictures of continents.ht lesson 5.
recall North Pacific Ocean them at the beach on ml They will
information South Pacific their poster. If they place this
from have not been the map on their
experiences beach they can post a poster board
or gather picture of the ocean to display in
information they would like to go to the
from one day. classroom.
provided
sources to
answer a
question.

7 1.SS.2.1.5 CCSS.ELA- Visualize Continent What country do we https://www.t Students will
Name and LITERACY.SL.
1.1.B Inference Country live in? Where have eacher.org/les create a
locate
continent, Build on Globe you been in our son- poster about
country, state, others' talk country? Share with a plan/land- what it
and community in shoulder partner. and-water would look
in which the Students will interact Where do I like to live in
class lives conversatio
with the globe and Live? By Neil another
ns by
read about other Chesanow country.
responding
countries they will (narrative) They will
to the
visualize what it would have
comments
of others be like to live there. We pictures of
through will make inferences housing,
about what life would food,
multiple
be like in different transportatio
exchanges.
countries. n, and

school.
8 1.SS.2.1.5 CCSS.ELA- Idaho state State What do you like to do https://ww Students will
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Name and LITERACY.W. Songs bird: Mountain with your family? w.youtube.c write a story
locate 1.2
Asking bluebird Where do you like to om/watch?v about what
continent, Write
country, state, Questions State go? Students will talk =C4jCKnrDY they enjoy
informative flower: Philadelphu
and community to eachother. We will MM doing in
/explanator s lewisii
in which the then talk about the their town
class lives y texts in field trips that we went including
which they on and the things we places to go,
name a saw. Students will things to do,
topic, write a paper talking and places to
supply about activities in their see.
some facts community that they
about the enjoy.
topic, and
provide
some sense
of closure.

9 1.SS.2.2.1 Story Adjust Students will be in This is our
Describe ways CCSS.ELA-
LITERACY.RI. Impressions Environment groups of two. They World: A
people adjust to
their 1.7 buddy will start by looking at story about
environment. Use the reading the pictures and the Taking Care
illustrations title and guessing what of the Earth
and details they think will take by Emily
in a text to place in the book. They Sollinger
describe its then will read the story (expository)
key ideas. each partner will read
a page. They will
answer the questions
what do I have to do to
take care of the earth?
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How does the
environment get
changed? Were my
predictions about the
story correct? What
happened in the story?
1 1.SS.2.2.2 CCSS.ELA- PreP Recycling Students will be given Thank, You Students will
Identify the LITERACY.CC
0 RA.SL.5 Think aloud Land fill a book or online Earth: A create a
ways people
modify their Make Renewable energy resource to help them Love Letter to PowerPoint
environment. strategic Hydroelectric power gather knowledge Our Planet about how
use of Clean water about their topic. by April people
digital Pollution Students will use the Pulley Sayre modify the
Prep strategy as they (narrative) environment
media and
start to read their Why should I in groups.
visual
assigned reading about Recycle? by The topics
displays of
their topic. The class Jen Green will be trash,
data to (narrative)
express will be divided into energy,
four groups (trash, The water, and
information Everything
energy, water, and building.
and Kids’s
building. Students will
enhance Environment
learn how people
understandi book: Learn
change the
ng of how you can
environment to take
presentation help the
care of our needs.
s. environment
Students will use the
by getting
think aloud strategy as
they collaborate with involved by
others. Sheri Amsel
(expository)
https://climat
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